Consumption and Wealth in Luke's Travel Narrative.

While several recent studies have suggested that the Gospel of Luke recommends generous almsgiving or a relatively benign sharing ethic that mimics existing redistibutive measures in early Roman Palestine, this book argues that a much more subversive reading of the Gospel's wealth and possessions traditions is defensible.

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Year of publication:	2007 ; 1st ed.
Authors:	Metzger, James A.
Publisher:	Leiden : BRILL
Subject:	Vermögen \| Wealth \| Privater Konsum \| Private consumption \| Tourismus \| Tourism \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour \| Konsum \| Consumption \| Urlaubsverhalten \| Holiday behaviour \| Narrative Methode \| Narrative method \| Konsumtheorie \| Consumption theory

Extent:	1 online resource (226 pages)
Series:	Biblical Interpretation Ser. ; v.88 Biblical interpretation series ; v. 88
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Contents ; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Challenging Overconsumption; Chapter Three Criticizing Wealth; Chapter Four Eliminating Wealth; Chapter Five Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Introduction -- Wealth and possessions in the Gospel of Luke: a history of interpretation -- Salvation without renunciation -- Be generous! -- Reconsidering Luke's discourse on wealth and possessions -- The nature of parabolic discourse in Luke -- Jesus' announcement in Nazareth as programmatic for reading the parables -- Delineating the methodological approach : reader-response criticism, narrative criticism/narratology, and intertextuality -- Delineating the reader-position -- Procedure -- Challenging overconsumption -- The parable of the wealthy landowner (12:16-21) -- Exploring the pre-text : impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 9:51-12:12 -- Reading the parable : 12:16-21 -- Summary -- The parable of the father and his two sons (15:11-32) -- Impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 12:22-15:10 -- Reading the parable : 15:11-32 -- Summary -- Criticizing wealth -- The parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13) -- Reading the parable :
ISBN:	978-90-474-2174-0 ; 90-04-16261-5 ; 978-90-04-16261-7 ; 978-90-04-16261-7
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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